Changes

In the last week I have done so many things that I had not done in ages and ages! It was overwhelming actually. As of Tuesday I am fully vaccinated! Along with all the adults in my household and my parents household. (My brother lives with my parents). We are extremely lucky to have access to the vaccines.

Wednesday my friend M came over after work. She was able to come into the house and take her mask off! I got to show her my various sewing project and she got to hang out with the kid for a bit. Then we went out to dinner and ate outside and place with table service. The restaurant had taken over a couple of parking spaces outside, which where surrounded by a bright blue fence, and the pavement was covered in astroturf We got to eat bibimbop of real stone bowls! It was so good. I've had take out bibimbop a few times over the last year and its just not the same.

Friday I saw my cousins in person! My cousins on my dad's side where in town for a memorial and we decided to have little family gathering. We met up at my parents house and walked up to the shopping distinct near by with my brother and the kid. I actually went inside a bookstore. We bought the kid some ice cream and my cousins bought some wine. By the end out it I was actually in auditory overload mode, and when we got back I had to sit quietly by myself for a bit. But after that we had lovely dinner of Burmese takeout.

The on Saturday I went to children's birthday party which was held outside in a friends backyard. We all wore masks except while eating. My kid had a great time. There was treasure hunt with pirate themed treasure and pizza and cake and ice cream.

After more than a year of isolation this was all so much. It turns out that interacting with the built enviroment outside my house is just a lot. Things that wouldn't have been a bid deal before the pandemic felt like too much stimulation. I spent all of Sunday more or less in a fugue state to tired to really do anything at all. I